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Career-switchers in career and teaching education school system: what drives them to remain in teaching?


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Omar, Muhd Khaizer and Self, Mary Jo and Cole, Ki Lynn Matlock (2017) Career-switchers in career and teaching education school system: what drives them to remain in teaching? International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7 (14). pp. 286-302. ISSN 2222-6990

Abstract

Teacher attrition embarks seriousness in the teaching arena, whereby research reported a number of teachers leaving their profession in their early years of their profession. Often, this number does not represent CTE teachers’ scarcity in depicting teachers’ dropout. This realm contributes to a deeper understanding and reasons for us to carry out research pertaining to CTE teachers. The nature of the study was coming from a mixed-methods design, however, this article mainly presents findings from the qualitative section. Five hundred and eighty-one CTE teachers responded to the online survey and out of this number, only 272 were identified as career-switchers. Based upon constant comparative methods, there are three themes emerged from the study. The themes are passionate in making a difference of students, teaching as a compassionate job, and teaching as a chosen occupation. Implications of the results and future direction presented in this article contribute to a deeper understanding in cultivating the spirit and values behind the teaching profession among CTE teachers. Valuing the role of CTE teachers in the CTE educational system will ensure the continuity of supply of semi-skilled employee from the industry. For this reason, understanding their reasons of staying as teachers will assist them not only to survive in teaching, but also enjoying the profession altogether.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Educational Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i14/3668
Publisher: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
Notes: Special issue - 4th International Conference on Educational Research and Practice 2017
Keywords: Job satisfaction; Retention; Career-switcher; Career and technical education
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 26 Feb 2018 01:22
Last Modified: 26 Feb 2018 01:22
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59190
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